Around 65 lakh people have been vaccinated in Delhi, out of which, 49.38 lakh people have been given the first dose and 15.75 lakh people have been given both doses, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Kalkaji said on Sunday.
On June 19, 85,000 people were vaccinated in Delhi, out of which 50, 000 youth got the vaccine.
“Currently, 8.25 lakh vaccines are available in Delhi for 45 and above age category out of which, 5 days of Covaxin and 57 days of Covishield are in stock. For the 18-44 age groups, 2.65 lakh vaccines are available out of which we have 1 day Covaxin and 13 days Covishield in stock,” Atishi said.
“Currently the vaccination speed in Delhi has increased tremendously due to the availability of vaccine stocks. We have administered 65,14,825 doses, out of which 49,38,050 were first doses while 15,76,775 people have received both the doses in Delhi as of June 20,” she added.
She also said that, “The current vaccine stock in Delhi for the 45 and above age group is 8.27 lakh doses; we have 5 days of Covaxin and 57 days of Covishield. For the 18-44 age groups we have 2.68 lakh doses available, that is 13 days of Covishield and 1 day of Covaxin.”
Atishi also appealed that, “All the people who haven’t gotten vaccinated till now should also step up and get themselves vaccinated. Getting oneself jabbed is the most important step to save Delhi from the next possible Covid-19 wave.”